The Driftless Area (2015) - full transcript

You got gas money?

How much?

Twenty bucks.

Oh, I'm not going very far.

Twenty bucks.

Yeah, all right.

Flowers for a lady?

Yeah.
Figured as much.

What's a guy give a shit
about flowers?

Some do, I know.
It's all right.

I got them in augustine,
then my car broke down.



Sadness.

You got that 20?

I figure it's the alternator,

so if you could just drop me off
at the next town,

I'll go find a garage
or something.

See? That's smart.
Good thing I came along.

Where are you going?

Uh, a little place
north of chartrand.

I'm on my way down
to San Antonio.

Helping my brother out.

He came into some money.

How much?
Thousands.

Tens of thousands anyway.

Found it in the car wash.



The car wash?

Yeah. So he tells me.
I didn't believe it either.

What is it?

Drug money?

Ill-gotten gains of some sort.
We know that much.

What if whoever left it
wants it back?

That's what
my brother's wondering.

But once he gets to San Antonio,
those bastards can't touch him.

I thought
he was in San Antonio.

That's what I mean.

Uh, why don't you just
stop up the road

and I'll get out there?

No, thanks. This is fine.

You're going that way
anyway.

Who in fuck are you to say
where I'm going?

It's just right up there.

And you can leave the plant.

Well, no.
I'm not doing that.

You think
i don't have women?

What do you know? I got women
in every corner of the globe.

Globes don't have corners.

Fuck you, whore.

Give it.

Hey.

What time is it?

Around midnight.

Oh.
I could come back.

No, no, no.

Come on in.

I was just sleeping.

I've been walking
in the rain.

So, what happened
to your boyfriend,

the Canadian guy?

He went back to Canada.

Sorry.

I remember
how you used to play.

In high school.

I would listen to you
outside of the music room.

I just had
the strangest dream.

Well, one time, I did that.

And I remember thinking

that the sound of it
was so mournful.

And I made fun of myself
for thinking that word.

Because all I meant
was that I liked it.

Do you wanna hear my dream?

No.

Did things work out
the way you planned?

Back then, I mean.

I didn't plan.

I don't plan now, hardly.

Well, things did not work out
the way I planned.

I should plan more.

Hey.

Hmm.

Do you want me
to play you something?

Sure.

If people really live on
in our memories,

are they aware of it?

And wouldn't it be
kind of repetitive?

Pierre hunter and I grew up
in the driftless area,

in the town of shale.

They say
the last of the glaciers

steered around
the driftless area,

flattened
the rest of the midwest,

but left these rocks and rivers
and ravines untouched.

Not the greatest place to farm,
but good for bow-hunting,

gambling,
writing poems on rocks.

You know, primal things.

Pierre didn't quite fit in,

but this never seemed
to bother him.

We didn't know each other
that well

until one time
in high school

when I had to deliver
some bad news.

Rebecca's breaking up with you.

She wanted you
to be the first to know.

But you knew before I did.

Well,
you're among the first.

Why?

There is no why, Pierre.

It is what it is.

What does that mean?

Of course it is what it is.

If it wasn't,
it wouldn't be.

Well, it's a very popular thing
to say.

I never left shale,
but Pierre did.

For a while anyway.

He went to the university a
couple hundred miles from here.

He was in a string quartet
first semester

but there were
creative differences.

His parents died
in his third year.

First, his mother,
and then his father.

When Pierre was 24,
he was broke so he came home.

He had a bachelor's degree
in science

and a job as a bartender.

What happened to Pierre
is not a normal story.

It ends in violence
and begins with a mistake.

To understand, you need to know
about three people.

One is Shane.

He was mixed up

with a car rental
slash-methamphetamine operation

down in chartrand.

He was called
an itinerant career criminal,

as if that's something
you train for

which I guess you might.

The second person
is Stella.

One time when we were drinking,
Pierre asked me:

"What if there was a language
with only one word in it?"

Maybe the word is Stella.

Yeah, I don't know
where Stella came from.

No one did.

But she knew Tim geer
somehow.

Tim was...

What was Tim?

A hermit, I guess.

Lived on the outskirts
of shale.

Now, you could say that Pierre
fell for the wrong woman,

or you could say,
"what the hell?"

Depends
on who you're asking.

Hmm.

What in the hell?

Fuck.

Hello?

Hello?

Good evening, miss.

Do you mind?

No, no. Go ahead.

I've been expecting you.

Do you know me?

Not personally.
I just had a feeling.

I've been in a fire.

Yeah, I see.
How did you get out?

I don't remember.

Did you get out?

Well, I'm here, aren't I?

Yes, it would appear
that you are.

All right.
Here, let's see. Come on.

You give me your hands.

You have to help me.

See that fire?

I made it.

It's a good one.

I think somebody
made you a fire too.

Does that make a difference?

Big difference.

This was my aunt's house.

She used to go down there
all the time.

And just stand
and look at the lake.

I never really knew why.

She made me promise
never to live here.

These were my aunt's.

Not the latest items from Paris,
but they'll do

until we can get you into town
for something proper.

Try that.

Start with the bar

and then little by little,
we'll add weights.

I'll keep at it.

I got them
at the sports authority.

And take these.

What are these pills?

They're herbal.

Take one daily.

And then I'll be all right?

Well, for a while.
But you want more than that.

Things need to be brought back
into alignment.

And basic principles.

Okay, what am I trying to say?
Balance.

The fire?

The one who did this to you,
he's gotta be made to pay.

Who is he?

I have no idea.

Then how do I find him?

You don't.

I don't.

We could try.

No.

Has to be a regular person.

Out of the blue.

Because it takes random
to find random.

It's gotta be somebody
who knows nothing about this.

Good trip?
Yeah. Good trip.

Say, you have a dog in here?

No.

Hundred dollars for vacuuming
if you have a dog.

It's payday, ned.
The house is gone.

Is it ever.

Do you read the newspapers?
The horoscopes.

Hold onto your hat, Shane.

There was a woman.

Where?

She was watching the house.
She burned to death.

She taught skiing.

You ever ski?
What?

No.
I tried it once.

Couldn't walk across the snow
for the boards on my feet.

But you told me, ned.

You swore to me.
Yeah, well, guess what.

There are things in this world
that we don't know.

Well-- hey, hey!
Easy on the car.

Fuck the fucking car.

In this business--
in any business,

but this business
especially,

you have to be able to rely
on the information.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.
There's someone down here.

How are you?

Oh, pretty good.

Grab hold of the rope.

I'll pull you up.

You're okay.

Am I?

I'm Stella.

Pierre.

Thank you.

We should get you
out of these clothes.

I'm gonna get you a robe.
Do you need anything else?

I'd take a ride
if you could.

I don't have a car.

Oh.

How'd you find me?

The hole wasn't there
yesterday.

Right.

So...

I figured I'd take a look.

You're a good climber.

Oh, no. Not really.

How long
were you down there?

All night.

I didn't know.

I would've come sooner.

How could you?

I couldn't.

I think you saved my life,
Stella.

I think you're right.

And now I owe you
a great favor

that only I can do.

Is that how it works?

In the stories.

This is a story?

So do you live here?

Yes.

How do you get around
if you don't have a car?

I got a guy
who brings me stuff.

A boyfriend?

No.

I guess I've just been, um,

waiting.

All right. Take it.

Wise decision.

Yeah? Show them.
Yeah.

You have the straight?

Well, I forget.
They're in here somewhere.

Come on.

It's a friendly game.
We're keeping secrets now?

You had the straight
or you didn't.

I don't know.

I say this
in all friendship.

I don't know how you play
where you come from.

Simple act
of common courtesy.

This is how we play
where you are.

I mean,

a guy doesn't show,
that's just bad manners.

Well, he's right that
it's a winner's option.

Some guys will.

Total lack of class.

He always cleans up.
He's that kind of guy.

And he's a tax cheat,
by the way.

Oh, I hate that.

Got a herbicide store
down on railroad street.

Doesn't declare
on cash transactions.

Keeps them in his safe
in his office.

How'd you find that out?

My nephew worked
for him one time,

but it did something
to his skin.

Chemicals or what have you.

Where's railroad street?

Runs along the railroad.

Ah. Of course.

Shut up.

I knew you'd come.

How?

You left your binoculars.

Oh, right.

You should lay out with me.

The sky's an ocean
of vitamin d.

I'm not really
dressed for it.

Take off whatever you want.

You're a modest guy, Pierre.

I never do this.

You should.

You're pale.

I used to work on farms.

Breaking rocks in the sun.

Then I was tan.

I'll bet you were.

Tan and dirty.

I'm glad you came by.

I've been wishing somebody
would come by and check on me.

Or just bring me a book
and say,

"have a look.

It's pretty interesting."

I just read a book.

I can give you that.

Is it interesting?

Well,

he idea is that time
doesn't exist.

That everything
that has ever happened

or ever will happen

was here from the start.

And even different versions
that will happen,

they're all here.

Somewhere.

That's a challenging notion.

But even as I'm reading it,
I'd turn the page and think,

"well, what is that?"

Maybe the passage of time?

But also,

I can turn the page or not.

That's obvious.

It's a small decision.

Has it already been decided?

If something's in motion,

does it have to happen?

I wonder the same thing.

All right, ladies.

We got one twister,
one blue lagoon,

one fallen angel,
one stone fence,

and one gin-and-tonic.

There you are.

I ordered the stone fence.

Oh, okay,
so who had the fallen angel?

Drinks are all fucked up.
No one.

We didn't order a fallen angel.
Where's your mind?

He's in love,
with the lady at the lake.

Ooh.

Cheers.

I'm jealous of him.

Hey, don't do that.

Hey.

You all right?

I'm going home.

How did you get those scars,

you don't mind me asking?

Too much speed one time.

It looks like a bear did it.

I wish it was a bear.

Here we are.

Let me tell you something.

I made a promise
to myself one time

that if I ever get
a pile of cash

I'm going to a surgeon
and make the scars go away.

They probably can.

These days,
it's a snap, I bet.

Yeah.

The cash is the tricky part.

Mm.

Thanks for the ride.

You're welcome.

No, you know what?

Let me give you something.

Thanks.

It's my lucky rock.

I found it at the sand pits.

I think it was made by heat
or something.

Igneous.

Igneous.

Then I quit the drugs.

Now, I'm not saying
there's connection,

but there is a connection.

You should keep it.

I've had it long enough.

Now it can be lucky for you.

Are we looking
for something in particular?

Uh...

Do you have roses?

Do we have roses?

We have the largest
rose selection

in the upper midwest.

This one's called, uh...

Ross mirren.

Uh-huh.

Hide shed,
i got a young man here

looking
for a Ross mirren rose.

How many?

How many?

Roses?

Bushes.

We don't sell cut roses.

No.

One bush.

Please.

Be calm.

Be calm.

You've been in an accident.

What time is it?

It's 7:30.

Is there anything broken?

Well, not that
you'd necessarily know.

Now I'm upset.

I think I'd better call
an ambulance.

No.

You can't panic.

These things happen
all the time.

I'm gonna need your car.

You're not thinking clearly.
You've been in an accident.

I'm fully aware
I've been in an accident,

so please stop saying that

and give me the keys
to your car.

You're not threatening me?

Now you're not
thinking clearly.

But how am I gonna get home?

I don't know.

Christ, you'll walk,
i imagine.

Why is everyone
always expecting me

to take them somewhere?

Yeah I'm about 40 minutes
north of you.

That's right.

Well, I could use a place.

A place to think.

I think we all know
each other.

We know who he is.

There's a car out front
you should get rid of.

Why don't you get rid of it?

I'll leave it where it is,
if that's where you want it.

Well, here, here.
Let's not fight.

Get the car out of here.

Lyle, move that car, will you?

Where?

Take it where we took
the other one.

Jean, you follow in the jetta,
bring Lyle back.

I'm on it.

Want some speed?

Something to eat?

I'm not too hungry.

Thank you, sir.

Let the cares of the day
fade away.

I lost some money.

Jackass kid I picked up
on the highway,

knocked me out cold,
took the money.

What do you know about him?

Not much.

His car broke down.

His car was on the highway?

Apparently.

Did you go find it?

It was broke down.

For the plates and the vin,
dumb-ass,

by which
you might then locate him.

Shit.

No, I didn't.

That's so basic.

Where can I stay?

There's a room next door
with an exercise bike.

You can take that.

I work out there.

Luanne, you do me a favor
and shut the fuck up.

What are you gonna do
with the money?

The money goes to the woman.

Because she gave you
the rock?

She said, "don't forget."

If she ever found
a pile of money.

And then this happens.

Is that how much it costs,
the operation she needs?

Plastic surgery.

I don't know.

That shit can't be cheap.

The man will come
for the money.

Well, let him.

That's what I say.

Takes my 20 bucks,
steals my plant

which I went and got
for you.

Too bad for him.

And he kicks me.

You're all hopped up.

I won.

I keep thinking about it.

I never even won
a lottery ticket.

No, you did good, Pierre.

Can you defend yourself?

Probably.

Do you have weapons?

I have a 12-Gauge
and a rifle,

but I don't really think of them
as weapons.

Oh, and also a knife

that somebody found
at the bar.

It's called
a butterfly knife,

but it really looks nothing
like a butterfly.

This is a serious thing.

Why do you take it
so lightly?

What am I supposed to do?

Kill him?

People die for less.

At weddings, sometimes.
Things get out of hand.

You don't know
what will happen.

I would've killed him.

I was so mad.

I was outraged.

Tore up the rosebush.

We could plant it.

It will grow.

We took care of your car.

Thanks.

Ned said to come tell you.

Noted.

And see if you want
anything else.

I'm all set.

Any old thing.

Oh.

Oh.

What kind of place is this?

It's nedland.

You wanna get laid?

I'm all hyper.

You don't have to.
Ned isn't anything.

He's my boss.
Where?

The rent-a-car.
You mind if I smoke?

No, go ahead.

What would you do
if you had to find someone?

Hmm, first,
analyze the information.

Name is Pierre.

He's deceptively
simple-looking.

Lives up north.

Has a girlfriend
who likes roses.

Not much to analyze.

However, there ain't a ton
of pierres around here.

I'm finding him.

That will happen.

Well, I'll sleep on it.

Stay a minute.

Yeah, why?

I want you to sit
on my back.

Is that a sexual thing
for you?

No.

I think I hurt it when I ran
my truck off the road.

Okay.

This is a very good seat.

Much better.

Can you hear the lake
from here?

Sometimes.

Do you hear it?

I don't know.

Can you hear what I'm thinking?

You don't want the night
to end.

What else?

Too many things.

What do you do for ned?

Various things.

Last job,
i burned a house down.

Insurance bid?

No, it was some couple
who got divorced.

She got the vacation house.
He was bitter.

Tale often told.

It was supposed to be empty,

but it turns out

there was somebody there.

Uh-oh.

Yeah.

And what do you do for ned?

Nothing.

I just bump people up.

What's that?

Hmm, they come in,
they want the economy car,

and I...

And so, what happened?

To the person in the house.

She died.

Jesus.

Haunts me to this day.

It was not supposed
to be that way.

What were you saying?

"They come in."

I just...

Bump them up to something
more expensive than they want.

Different car.

How do you do that?

It's easy.

I just talk low and slow

and wear a gold necklace

with my shirt open
a button too many.

And then what?

That's it.

Just in the appearance?

Yeah.

Most people in the industry
know that.

I think most people kind of
wanna be bumped up anyway.

Do you know when it will be?

Depends on how smart he is.

What do you know?

Everything that needs to happen
is gonna happen.

I wanna do it.

Um, well, you can't.

I'm strong now.
I'm feeling great.

I don't mean
you're not strong.

I mean,
why shouldn't the kid do it?

He doesn't know.

It isn't fair.

Fair to who?

He could get hurt.

Well, I suppose
you could tell him.

I want to tell him.

He won't believe you.

He would.

I feel he would from me.

It would still happen.

Hi, is this bad--
a bad timing?

What can I do for you?

Well, it's a little awkward.

Maybe I shouldn't have come,

but I'm Carrie Sloan,
I'm a friend of Pierre's.

Oh. You're Carrie.

He speaks highly of you.

Oh, wow, that's nice.

Well, you don't have anything
to worry about.

You know, him and i
are like brother and sister.

When his parents died,
he didn't really have anyone,

so I kind of took him
under my wing.

Or he took me under his wing,
you know?

There was--
there was wings involved.

That was kind of you.

I know that, you know,
you're very special to him.

You are. Did you know that?

And I just wanted to say

because, you know,
I've been hurt before,

but I'm not gonna bore you
with that.

I just...

I really don't want that
for Pierre.

No.

I understand.

Okay.

Are you all right?

What are we doing to Pierre?

You saved his life, Stella.
You know that.

All this has been extra time
for him.

Christ, there'd be grass growing
on his grave right now

if it wasn't for you.

Don't say that.

I'm sorry. It's true.

I thought
this was what you wanted.

I did, too,
but I don't know.

Well, if you talk to him,
and I see that you will,

there's a place for it.

Where?

It's an orchard.

Hey, reverend.

You need anything else?

You know
that little green convertible

your dad used to drive?

The mg.

Sure.

It went
in the house auction.

Dad wasn't very good
with money.

I think I saw it
the other day.

It was up for sale
where they work on my car.

Yeah.

You know,
he rebuilt it himself.

The man knew stuff
about cars.

Come outside.

Are you serious, John?

What did you give for it?

Not much.
I baptized the guy's kids,

so cut me a deal.

What are we looking at?

This is my dad's car.

Well, it was.

It's yours.

Oh, man. You can't do that.

It should stay in the family.

Hey, Keith.

You ever have anyone
after you?

After me?

That wanted to hurt you.

One time. Yeah.

There was this friend
of mine,

we were in a bar
in lacrosse.

Somebody was giving him a
hard time about something and...

So I tell the guy
to shut up.

Not my friend.
The other guy.

And he did.

But then, him and his friends
ran across me

a few weeks later
at another bar,

and they, uh...

Beat me up pretty good.

So don't do what I did.

I did nothing.

That was a mistake.

So I got it figured out.

I think you should call
the fire departments.

Why?

Firemen know everything
in these little burghs.

And say what?

You gave this kid named Pierre
a ride, right?

Yeah.
You did.

So he left something valuable
in your car,

and you're just trying
to be a good samaritan.

Valuable? What would be--?
Money is valuable.

Mm, not credible.
You would keep it.

True.

Something valuable to him.

How about a harmonica?

I had a harmonica once.

I like that.
Yeah?

And it's, like, fancy,
not some dime-store shit.

Ah.

I printed out a list
of fire departments.

I'm Mr. bromley.

I just got in
from Milwaukee.

I should have
a Malibu reserved.

Why, yes.
Here you are, Mr. bromley.

I'll just need a license
and a credit card.

Hi, is this
the arcadia fire department?

Yeah.

No. There's no fire.

Is something wrong?
I can hold.

No. I'm sorry.
I'm just confused.

You look so much younger
in person

than you do
in your photograph.

Hey, funny story.

I hope you don't mind.

You know, security and all.
Picked up this young fellow.

No, I can understand that.

I'm in the security business
myself.

Well, thank god someone is
these days.

When he left, he forgot
his harmonica in my truck.

It's a beautiful instrument,
all gold inlay and such.

I think
he said his grandfather...

By the way, we've got
a special today on the cts,

it's a caddie.

Not trying to force it on you
or anything,

but a lot of businessmen
like to know

because it's just
a little bit nicer.

But the Malibu's on the lot?

- Sure is.
- Name is Pierre.

It's back by the fence.
Supposed to be very peppy.

What I'm wondering is,

do you know of any pierres
in your fire area?

No. Go ahead, please.

And how much more is the cts?

Twenty-nine dollars
and change.

Oh, good, good.

I'll tell you what I'll do.

What will you do,
Mr. bromley?

And that is how that's done.

With that guy's insecurity, you
can see why there's no security.

Which reminds me,
I'll be needing a car.

Take the Malibu.

I heard, uh...

Carrie came by
the other day.

She seems very sweet.

I guess, um,
there was a guy here?

Tim geer?

Yeah.

I told you, he brings me
groceries and things.

Hey.

There something
you wanna tell me?

Carrie's right.

I've been thinking about me,

and I haven't been thinking
about you.

You don't have to think
about me.

Pierre, listen to me.

Did you ever wanna
call something off,

but you didn't know how?

I don't want you
to leave me.

I want you
to always be right here.

I know it's not real,

but that's what I want.

Okay?

All right, you skinny fucker.
Let's go.

Remember me?

I-- no.

Pierre?

Uh, don. don Thomas.

What are you doing?

You're telling me
your name is Thomas?

Uh, yes, sir.
Donald r. Thomas.

Why does your license plate
say "hunter"?

Yeah. I hunt pheasants.
I like to--

to hunt them. My girlfriend
got me that from the dmv.

Where's Pierre?
I don't know any Pierre, sir.

My--

my grandmother's birthday party
is in eau Claire. I'm--

I'm just passing through.

Goddamn it.

Excuse me.

I thought
you were someone else.

I feel sorry
for that person.

No.

I'm getting out
of the car now.

I'm fully armed, don.

If you so much as turn your head
in my direction,

that will be the last thing
you do with your head.

I can't see anything anyway.

Well, nonetheless.

What a night.

And it's not over.

What are you doing?
Undressing you.

Hold this.

I need this shirt.

You need to open up.
So I hear.

I could cut you open.

Then you'd be alone.

Shane.

Shane.

When you ski, you'll fall.

Everyone does it.
There's no shame in it.

The main thing
is don't fight it.

Just accept
that you're falling.

Mm.

Hello?

What in the name of god
do you want?

I want ned.

Son of a bitch
has no consideration whatsoever.

Yeah?

Whoa, whoa, here, now.
Calm down, calm down.

It's just a kid.
A nightmare.

Shane, the woman is dead.

You're letting
your emotions run wild.

Tell me you'll help.
Please, ned.

Fuck.

All right. This is ridiculous.
Where are you?

What day's today?

Tuesday?
Wednesday.

Oh, yeah. Wednesday now.

I'll be there Friday night.

Why the fuck Friday?

Because I have a business
to think of.

I don't give a fuck--

also, I want half.

Yeah. Well, what's fair?
A third.

It's 30,000 and you get 10.
No.

Ten. I'll give you 10,
no.

That's all. Ten.

Yeah. All right.

Our friend Shane's losing
his fucking marbles.

Your friend Shane.

I know where we are.

I used to come up here
as a kid.

There's an orchard up here.

Yeah.

That's right.

I'd bring books up there
to read.

I can picture that.

Watch out. There's...

Some busted cattle thing
right up here.

A what?

A, uh, cattle guard.

Kept the cows
from coming through.

Come here.

Watch your head.

Thanks.

You know...

They used to keep
the books...

Right here.

What books?

Wind in the willows,

phantom tollbooth.

Pierre,

I'm gonna tell you
something now.

Okay.

And it's going
to seem strange.

It's going to seem
real strange.

Okay.

I died in a fire in St. ivo.

Okay.

You can look it up.

It was arson.

Now,
do you believe all that?

No.

I think everyone goes
from life to life,

but they forget.

They dream things
and let them go.

Maybe I'll dream this.

I got out of college

and I taught skiing.

That's all true.

I had a client...

Who was going on a cruise
to Alaska,

and she needed someone
to watch her house.

I loved it at first.

I went around looking
at all the things, thinking,

"what if it was mine?"

The night it happened,

I had supper
and a bottle of wine.

Not all of it.

More than I should have.

The fire wept
with the open window.

It was like something alive

that couldn't breathe.

Tim geer helped me.

He knows about these things.

I keep hearing that name.
I haven't even seen the guy.

We needed someone
to find the arsonist.

Shane.

Tim knew you would do it.

How did he know that?

He just does.

He's very strange.

Okay. So...

I find him--

did find him.

What's it all for?

It will make things right.

It will make things right
with me.

Jesus.

This is the thing
I'm supposed to do.

Nothing says
that you have to.

Pierre, go away for a while.

A week. It'll be over.

I don't wanna go away.

I live here.

You said, "get ready."
I did.

I am.

You aren't.

And I don't think
you are ever going to be.

And I don't want anything
to happen to you.

I think
it's already happening.

Wondered where you went.

I wanted a drink.

How's that going?

Superb.

Now, Keith.

What?
Do you ever think

that the future

is, like,
someplace you never been?

No. Not really.

Like Sydney, Australia.

You been around.

Have you ever been
to Sydney, Australia?

I never have.

Okay, good.

Me neither.

But we wouldn't say
that it hasn't...

Happened yet

just because we haven't
been there, now, would we?

Of course not.

We would say

that it exists.

Agreed.

Well, maybe the future
is like that.

It's there.

We're on our way.

It exists, man.

Yep.

Okay. No offense,

but I'm cutting you off.

Oh, that's okay.

I understand.

My god, I, of all people.

So, Pierre, I meant to tell you,
guy called the station.

Looks like you're getting
your harmonica back.

What harmonica?

Who is it?

It's me. Let me in.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Where you been, man?

Uh, nowhere.

You wanna go to the play?

Uh, the play's crummy.

That's what I like about it.

Come on.
We always go to the play.

I think
I'm gonna skip it this time.

All right.

Well, I guess I'll go
to the crummy play,

all by myself.

Oh, Jesus Christ.

If you're gonna be that way,
yeah.

Fuck it.
Yeah.

I'll go to the play
with you.

Thanks, Pierre.
You're welcome.

Hey, maybe this time
it'll be good, huh?

Over here.

- I don't know why I got this.
- It's so sticky.

Uh, just keep it away
from me.

Hey, Pierre.

Do you see that guy
with the white hair?

Look.

That's Tim geer.

This is what people talk about
when they refer

to having a good time.

Are you?

Am I what?

Having a good time.

Yeah.

I'm on cloud nine.

I just...

Thought that life
was gonna be fun.

That was really
my impression.

It is fun.

I mean,
it's not like adventureland.

You get to write your poems.

The leaves move.

You get laid sometimes.

That's fun, isn't it?

The leaves move?

You know what I mean.

Oh, joy.
The leaves are moving.

I really believe that.

I know you do.

That's the latest model.

I have one at this price.

I'm not seeing a difference.

Uh, no table service
tonight, gents,

but you can order
at the bar if you like.

Ah, good. Good.

Is Pierre around?

Uh, he's off tonight.

Oh, that's too bad,
I'm an old friend of his.

Oh, yeah? What's your name?

Bobby.

Don't remember him talking
about a Bobby.

It has been too long.
You're right about that.

I'm just passing
through town.

I know he'd give me hell
if I didn't stop and see him.

Well, were it me,
I'd check over to the play.

What play?

Well, I forget
what they call it,

but it's for
bank robber days.

Not much of a drama, frankly,
but very popular.

Just go into town.

That where it is?

No. It's in the country,
but there's signs.

It's a big production.

You're wasting your time, boys,
Pierre's out of town.

That's okay.
We like big productions.

I think I left my coat
in the bank.

I tell you what,
we get out of here,

you can buy a coat store.

I think my name was on it.

You think what?

Hey, we're in the play.

Ma always used to write it

yeah.

Inside the collar.

It's Keith.

This is your problem,
and you've gotta figure it out.

Yeah?

Hang on. Hang on.

Now, don't get so riled up.

I told you,
don't push me around.

We gotta keep it together.

Huh.

A whiskey, please.
Sure.

Thank you.

Two ciders.

Sure.

Thank you.

Are these even legal?

What do you want?

My money.

I don't have it.

Well, I didn't figure
you had it on you.

I buried it.

We shall go to the place
where it is buried.

Why would I?

I don't see where you have
a lot of choice.

You burn any houses lately?

You don't know
anything about me.

I know enough.

This the guy?

He says he buried the money.

That don't sound right.

People don't bury
money anymore.

It ain't at his place.
We know that much.

You went into my apartment?

Yeah, we did.

Those are some nice
model boats too,

but I have to say,
you're like a fucking child.

They didn't hold up too well
when we leaned on them.

Now, that was wrong.

Shut up and get in the car.

This is going well.

Tell me,
where is my fucking money?

It's in an orchard.

Did he tell you what
this is about?

He tried to steal
a rosebush,

and for that,
he lost $77,000.

That much?

You didn't say it was that much.

You believe this thief
over me?

We'll count it.

You wanna count it,
be my guest.

This is what's wrong
with you.

You can count it,
recount it,

count it together like
smart ladies in a bank.

We just might do that.

The cut is the cut
as discussed.

Lyle's share

comes out of your share.

Let's not argue
in front of the boy.

Of all the fucking places
to put money.

You ever hear
of a safe-deposit box?

No, I never did.

You brought it up here
and you dug a hole?

Yeah. What else?

How do you know
people wouldn't find it?

Or an animal that
smelled the scent of humans?

Understand this, son.
I think you're a liar.

If that money ain't here,
and I don't care why--

if the hole is empty
or you can't remember the spot

or the possums fucking rose up
and ate the money

whatever happen--

what the--?

Jesus.

Oh, shit.

- Where is he?
- God.

It's happening right now
in the orchard.

Best thing for you
is to stay right here.

I've seen this episode.

The outnumbered guy
kills everybody.

Lyle, go around.

Around what?
Around what?

The building, for chrissake.

Why would I do that?
To see if he's there.

Do you see him?
You fucked this up.

I don't know
why you brought him.

Backup.

Are you gonna go around
this shed

or do I have to throw you
around the shed?

Go on.
Yeah, okay. I'll go.

Good,
and give me the flashlight.

I need it.

Think.

What is a flashlight,
but a big bright target?

Think, Lyle.

What, you think
the money's here?

I doubt it.

Seems like
he had it thought out.

So let's leave.

Car's all mangled.
Yeah. Well, it's insured.

We'll ditch it
and get another one.

You go.

Won't be able to hold
my head up, I go back now.

I don't find him.

You know why?

Because you let him
get away.

Yeah, right. I see.

And you driving your car

into a hole in the ground
had nothing to do with that?

Now I've seen it all.

Oh, you're not hurt.

Keep it down.

Not hurt? You shot him
in the fucking heart.

I think

I wanna go.

That's fine.

I do the work.

Like St. ivo,
i killed the woman,

you handled the phones.

Kid's got a 12-Gauge.

You taking the car?

Yeah. I guess
I'll give it a try.

Yeah, that'll probably work.

Shit.

Did you burn the house?

Do you have anything
to drink?

No.

Did you?

I didn't know
you were there.

Bad luck all around.

You're all full of light.

That's not me.

That's you.

It is?

Where's Pierre?

He's around here somewhere.

A friend of Pierre's told me

that in one of their
last conversations

he expressed the opinion
that living is fun.

More specifically, Pierre said
that he found it fun

when leaves move.

Perhaps what he meant is
that this planet and the lives

that we have been given
are opportunities

that we do not comprehend.

And so we misuse them
day by day.

We look around in space,

and what do we see?

Nothing.

No leaves, no life

for who knows how far.

And here we are now.

Are we doing the best we can
for each other?

For ourselves?

Or can we find it in us
to be more than we have been?

Carrie?

I think we're gonna need
to come back on the weekend.

You want a glass of water?

Sure. Yeah.

Everything that succeeds
creates the conditions

for its own demise.

Like a fire.

It burns the fuel that feeds it
and goes out.

Supposedly, this will
even happen to the sun.

This seemed to be
the only philosophy Pierre had,

although I'm not sure
it was a philosophy.

It meant
that nothing sufficiently good

or bad can last.

The only things
that might last

are the things
that make no difference.

But I'm not sure I agree.

If the stars go out

and the universe collapses in
on itself,

won't it all begin again?

I didn't mean to wake you.

What time is it?

Not late.

I'm walking into town
if you're going that way.

I laid down in the grass.

That's the last thing
i remember.

Well, it's a beautiful day.

It's supposed to stay that way
for a while.

Yeah.

What brings you here?

That's a good question.

But we have time.